Todd Lieberman
{{short description|American film and television producer (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
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| name = Todd Lieberman
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| birth_name = Todd Darren Lieberman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|20}}
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania
| occupation = Film and television producer
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Heather Zeegen|2001
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| children = 2
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Todd Darren Lieberman (born February 20, 1973){{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KR8K-X8S|title=Personal Details for Todd Darren Lieberman, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"|publisher=FamilySearch}} is an American film and television producer. He founded Hidden Pictures Media{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/todd-lieberman-hidden-pictures-lionsgate-film-partnership-the-housemaid-first-deal-for-film-television-company-1235072605/|title=Todd Lieberman Launches Film/TV Co Hidden Pictures With Lionsgate Film Deal, Names Alex Young Prexy & Lands Bestseller 'The Housemaid' As First Acquisition|date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}} in 2022 and won an Emmy for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers in the same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/todd-lieberman|title=Television Academy|publisher=Television Academy|language=en-US}} He co-founded Mandeville Films and Television with David Hoberman in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.tft.ucla.edu/2011/09/faculty-david-hoberman/|title=David Hoberman|publisher=UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television|date=September 2011}} Mandeville has produced several notable films, including The Fighter, which won two Academy Awards in 2010, and for which Lieberman was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture.{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/83rd-winners.html|title=The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners|publisher=Oscars.org|access-date=April 17, 2013}}
Early life
Todd was born to a Jewish family{{Cite web|first= Madeline|last=Winer |author-link= |title= Lieberman credits Los Angeles Jewish roots for reel success in film |publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|date=July 10, 2013 |url= https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/lieberman-credits-cleveland-jewish-roots-for-reel-success-in-film/article_c3179bb4-e8ad-11e2-9813-0019bb2963f4.html }} in Cleveland, and grew up in Lyndhurst and Pepper Pike, Ohio. He graduated from Hawken School.{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/02/northeast_ohioan_todd_lieberma.html|title=Northeast Ohioan Todd Lieberman going to the Oscars; his film 'The Fighter' is up for best picture|publisher=The Plain Dealer|first=Clint|last=O'Connor|date=February 26, 2011}} and the University of Pennsylvania. There, he was a member of the Mask and Wig Club. He performed with local theatre groups in Ohio before college where he continued to perform, then moving to Los Angeles in 1995. He began there with acting and then moved on to writing, reviewing film scripts, then on to directing and producing. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 where he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity (Gamma Chapter, Omicron pledge class) and The Mask and Wig Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0510/pro05.html|title=The Producer|publisher=The Pennsylvania Gazette|first=Emily|last=Rosenbaum|date=April 29, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.maskandwig.com/about/alumni|title=Alumni {{!}} The Mask and Wig Club|website=www.maskandwig.com|date=April 8, 2013|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-27}}
Career
Lieberman was Senior Vice President for International Finance at the production company Hyde Park Entertainment, which produced and co-financed films such as Anti-Trust, Bandits and Moonlight Mile. Lieberman established himself at the international sales and distribution company Summit Entertainment, where he progressed, thanks to championing the independent film Memento and acquiring the rights to American Pie.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-wren-collins/todd-lieberman-of-mandevi_b_552945.html|title=Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films Delivers His Best One-Liners|work=The Huffington Post|first=Ashley Wren|last=Collins|date=April 27, 2010}}
In 1999, Lieberman was hired by David Hoberman to work for Mandeville Films.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/executive-suite-mandeville-films-269743|title=Executive Suite: Mandeville Films|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Jay A.|last=Fernandez|date=December 6, 2011}} After a short hiatus, the two re-formed the production company as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002, with both serving as co-owners and company partners.{{cite web|url=http://www.tft.ucla.edu/faculty/david-hoberman|title=About David Hoberman, UCLA Visiting Asst. Professor|publisher=University of California, Los Angeles|access-date=July 27, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511102811/http://www.tft.ucla.edu/faculty/david-hoberman/|archive-date=May 11, 2009|df=mdy-all}} In 2001, he was named one of the "35 under 35" people to watch in the business by The Hollywood Reporter{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/next-gen-2012-hollywoods-all-387418|title=Next Gen 2012: Hollywood's All-Star Alumni|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 7, 2011}} and was named by the same The Hollywood Reporter as 30 of the most powerful producers in the business in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/30-powerful-film-producers-hollywood-883194/|title=The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 13, 2015}}
His films have accrued several accolades over the years, including a People’s Choice Award for The Proposal, the AFI Movie of the Year Award{{cite web |title=AFI Awards |url=https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2010/ |website=www.afi.com |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605014912/https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2010/ |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |language=en |date=2010 |url-status=live}} and an Academy Award nomination{{cite web |title=The 83rd Academy Awards |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011 |website=www.oscars.org |publisher=Oscars |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117102943/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |language=en |date=2011 |url-status=live}} for The Fighter, the PGA Award for Wonder, the Hollywood Film Award for Stronger (2017) and an Emmy{{cite web |title=Outstanding Made For Television Movie Nominees / Winners 2022 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-made-for-television-movie |website=www.emmys.com |publisher=Emmy |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712161001/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-made-for-television-movie |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |language=en |date=2022 |url-status=live}} for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
In 2018, Lieberman was awarded the key to the state of Ohio. {{Cite web|url=https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-honors-eight-distinguished-alumni-awards-merit-and-creative-spirit-award|title=Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award|date=October 20, 2022 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania|language=en-US}}
In 2022, Todd Lieberman launched his new production company, Hidden Pictures.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/todd-lieberman-hidden-pictures-lionsgate-film-partnership-the-housemaid-first-deal-for-film-television-company-1235072605/|title=Todd Lieberman Launches Film/TV Co Hidden Pictures With Lionsgate Film Deal, Names Alex Young Prexy & Lands Bestseller 'The Housemaid' As First Acquisition|date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Lieberman is married to former film producer Heather Lieberman (née Zeegen). Together, the couple have two sons, Jasper and Isadore.{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/leisure/entertainment/lieberman-credits-cleveland-jewish-roots-for-reel-success-in-film/article_c3179bb4-e8ad-11e2-9813-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Lieberman credits Cleveland Jewish roots for reel success in film|publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|first=Madeleine|last=Winer|date=July 10, 2013}} He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is a mentor at the Producers Guild of America.
Lieberman serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization
{{Cite news|url=http://represent.us/about|title=About {{!}} Represent.Us|newspaper=End corruption. Defend the Republic.|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-01}} and serves as a judge on the Hamptons International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://hamptonsfilmfest.org/hiff28-competition-jury|title=Hamptons International Film Festival|publisher=Hamptons International Film Festival|language=en-US}}
In 2022, the University of Pennsylvania honored Lieberman with Penn's Creative Spirit Award. {{Cite web|url=https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-honors-eight-distinguished-alumni-awards-merit-and-creative-spirit-award|title=Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award|date=October 20, 2022 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania|language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Executive producer=
Film
- The Last Shot (2004)
- Beauty Shop (2005)
- Eight Below (2006)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006)
- Five Fingers (2006)
- The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
- Broken Horses (2015)
- The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
Television
- The Kill Point (2007)
- Detroit 1-8-7 (2010−11)
- Wicked City (2015)
- The Family (2016)
- Sing It! (2016)
- The Fix (2019)
- Harlem's Kitchen (2020) (TV pilot)
- Hit & Run (2021)
- The Hypnotist's Love Story (TBA) (TV pilot)
TV movies
- Geek Charming (2011)
- King John (2013)
- Warriors (2014)
- Sea of Fire (2014)
- The Mission (2018)
- Steps (2018)
=Producer=
- Bringing Down the House (2003) (Co-producer)
- Raising Helen (2004) (Co-producer)
- Wild Hogs (2007)
- Traitor (2008)
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
- The Lazarus Project (2008)
- The Proposal (2009)
- Surrogates (2009)
- The Fighter (2010)
- The Muppets (2011)
- Warm Bodies (2013)
- 21 & Over (2013)
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
- The Duel (2016)
- Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- Stronger (2017)
- Wonder (2017)
- Extinction (2018)
- The Aeronauts (2019)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
- Shotgun Wedding (2022)
- White Bird (2024)
- War Machine (TBA)
- Voltron (TBA)
- Rabbids (TBA) {{Cite magazine| url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/rabbids-video-game-lionsgate-movie-mandeville-todd-strauss-schulson-1202807950/ | title=Rabbids' Movie In The Works At Lionsgate, Todd Strauss-Schulson To Direct |author= D'Alessandro, Anthony | magazine=Deadline |date=December 12, 2019 | access-date=March 5, 2025}}
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result | |
|---|---|
| 2008
| Traitor (shared with Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Silver and David Hoberman) | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="3"| 2010
| rowspan="2"| The Fighter (shared with David Hoberman and Mark Wahlberg) | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"| Awards Circuit Community Awards
| ACCA – Best Motion Picture | {{nom}} | |
| Davis Award – Best Motion Picture
| The Fighter (shared with Dorothy Aufiero, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul Tamasy and Mark Wahlberg) | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Movie of the Year | rowspan="2"| The Fighter (shared with David Hoberman and Mark Wahlberg) | {{won}} | |
| PGA Awards
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| Feature Film |The Muppets (shared with James Bobin, Martin G. Baker, Bill Barretta, David Hoberman, John G. Scotti, Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller) | {{won}} | |
| rowspan="2"| BAFTA Awards
| BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film | The Muppets (shared with David Hoberman and James Bobin) | {{nom}} | |
| 2014
| BAFTA Kids' Vote – Feature Film | Muppets Most Wanted (shared with James Bobin, David Hoberman and Nicholas Stoller) | {{nom}} | |
| 2022
| Outstanding Television Movie | |
| 2025 | Christopher Awards
| Feature Film | White Bird (shared with David Hoberman and R.J. Palacio) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0509414}}
- [http://mandfilms.com/ Mandeville Films website]
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